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Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

We don't know what Danny we are getting, once again you keep thinking of the old Danny.

There is no reason to think that we're getting anything other than the old Danny. His condition (because it's not exactly an injury) didn't reach the stage of an injury. So, there's no need to assume that he has any kind of permanent damage. He will probably lose some lift but we're talking about Granger here. He never based his game on out-jumping everyone. He based his game on having skills with the basketball. You do not lose these skills due to a jumper's knee.

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Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

IMO, the proposed Danny+Tyler+Green for Redick+Big Baby+Mcbob actually is a win-win.

The Magic receive a cornerstone piece who is a former All Star, another guy who sets an example with his hustle and determination in Hansbrough, and a streaky 3 point threat in Green, while the Pacers clear cap space and add flexibility for future moves and retention of 2 of our top 3 players, gain an instant offensive interior presence for the second unit in Davis, get a rental of Reddick who might push Lance for minutes, and add a multifaceted 2nd unit presence in McRoberts who is a passing big who can play serviceable team defense and can ignite the crowd and hopefully fuel the overall energy of the team at times with his McDunks.

The most important parts of this to me for the Pacers is the cap space / flexibility, and the presence of Davis for the second unit. Both are important to the continued stability and growth of the franchise over the next several years.

Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

For what I see it looks like some people don't remember those games either, I mean how you forget Big Baby pretty much destroying the Pacers averaging 20 and 10 on the playoffs last year? yes the Pacers won that series but for what I remember they didn't have an answer for the guy.

He had a great series but he didn't exactly destroy us. And it's not that we didn't have an answer for him. Do you remember our defensive plan?

I'll remind you. Shut down their penetration. Do not let them to get open 3s or open lay-ups. Leave the mid range shots if need be. Hibbert, do not step away from the basket and do not follow Davis on the perimeter.

In other words, we let Davis to try to beat us all by himself. And he couldn't it as it's logical. It was our defensive plan.

Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.

Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

By all means let's take a team with a .605% winning record and make trades that sends away a core piece (one who hasn't even played yet) and bring back at best bench players.

For those of you advocating we need Redick because he moves without the ball & can shoot the three point shot and you don't really care that his defense is sub par (that's being polite btw) I want to know where you stood on Mike Dunleavy when he was on the team. At least Mike was also a pretty decent rebounder for his position so at least he wasn't just a catch & shoot guy.

I know some of you (rhymes with Consuela) hated someone they used to call Suckleavy and would ***** and moan constantly about him until he was off of the team. Now you want him back, but shorter with less rebounds? Yes Big Baby is averaging 15 & 7, guess what Troy Murphy avg. 14 & 12 one year for us to but that doesn't mean I want him back on the team either. Neither play a lick of defense and I'm not sure that Davis is much more physical even though he has the tools to be.

Again why does this possibly improve a club that is winning at a .605% clip more than just adding Danny Granger back to the team?

You say you want outside shooting and a three point threat? How in God's green earth is Redick more of that than Danny? Not to mention that Danny can only do EVERYTHING else better on the basketball floor.

Adding Danny for nothing will be the biggest and best move we can make this season. Sure I'd like to be rid of Green's contract as much as any of you would but I would not give up a core player just to be rid of it nor would I get rid of a draft pick just to be rid of it. I guess I'll just be willing to eat the next two years of it or at least year of it when he becomes an expiring before I give up any value just to get rid of it.

If it's not too much trouble, could you provide this in pill form? Prescribe it to "consuela" to be taken once every 4 hours with strict bed rest. If not better by, let's say 2026, he should call you back for a copy of all team's rosters, whereupon he will be allowed to suggest his next trade.

Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

I'm guessing that since you put that text in quotations, that means somebody actually said it. I would like to see where somebody within the past month said that Granger and West are playing better ball than Paul George. PR07 is trying to say you could argue that he is the best player based probably on the fact that he is a proven scorer, defender, and all around tough guy. Just remember that where Paul George is right now, Danny was averaging more PPG and was busy bringing in a new era of Pacer basketball and showing JO the door. Don't forget that Danny is proven and Paul George is still in the middle of showing just how great he can be. By next year it won't even be an argument about who is better between the two.

Thank you. I was beginning to think that the reading comprehension on this board was at an all-time low.

Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

We're not exactly getting cap space / flexibility. Redick will demand more in free agency and Davis will still cost us $6.6M to play off the bench.

Redick would be a rental in my opinion, and would leave the Pacers at the end of the contract, thereby leaving the Pacers the space from his contract expiration. Davis at $6.6M is a decent deal overall in my opinion, and would strengthen our 2nd unit significantly on offense.

Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

Redick would be a rental in my opinion, and would leave the Pacers at the end of the contract, thereby leaving the Pacers the space from his contract expiration. Davis at $6.6M is a decent deal overall in my opinion, and would strengthen our 2nd unit significantly on offense.

So, you'd like us to trade Granger + Tyler for a rental + Davis?

Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.

Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

IMO, the proposed Danny+Tyler+Green for Redick+Big Baby+Mcbob actually is a win-win.

The Magic receive a cornerstone piece who is a former All Star, another guy who sets an example with his hustle and determination in Hansbrough, and a streaky 3 point threat in Green, while the Pacers clear cap space and add flexibility for future moves and retention of 2 of our top 3 players, gain an instant offensive interior presence for the second unit in Davis, get a rental of Reddick who might push Lance for minutes, and add a multifaceted 2nd unit presence in McRoberts who is a passing big who can play serviceable team defense and can ignite the crowd and hopefully fuel the overall energy of the team at times with his McDunks.

The most important parts of this to me for the Pacers is the cap space / flexibility, and the presence of Davis for the second unit. Both are important to the continued stability and growth of the franchise over the next several years.

The Pacers got McBob as a filler in a trade, and I see no reason to bring him back as a filler in a trade. Things are just fine the way they are without him.

Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

IMO, the proposed Danny+Tyler+Green for Redick+Big Baby+Mcbob actually is a win-win.

The Magic receive a cornerstone piece who is a former All Star, another guy who sets an example with his hustle and determination in Hansbrough, and a streaky 3 point threat in Green, while the Pacers clear cap space and add flexibility for future moves and retention of 2 of our top 3 players, gain an instant offensive interior presence for the second unit in Davis, get a rental of Reddick who might push Lance for minutes, and add a multifaceted 2nd unit presence in McRoberts who is a passing big who can play serviceable team defense and can ignite the crowd and hopefully fuel the overall energy of the team at times with his McDunks.

The most important parts of this to me for the Pacers is the cap space / flexibility, and the presence of Davis for the second unit. Both are important to the continued stability and growth of the franchise over the next several years.

Defiantly not a win win the Magic want no part of Granger they are rebuilding and I agree with there reasoning and method. There is a reason they are asking for a 1st and a young good prospect they want to draft their corner stones not get a 29 year old who wont be around by the time the Magic are ready to win. Getting Danny would just be counterproductive for the Magic makes little to no sense.

I actually think it's a lose lose. I want JJ but we don't have the assets to get him and trading Granger for him would be a mistake IMO. But it doesn't matter about my opinion it matters about the Magic and they clearly don't want him.

Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

What you just described was Foster who earned Davis money, and Bird didn't have 2nd thoughts of paying him that type of money to come off the bench.

There are some differences, though:

1) Foster's contract didn't inhibit our ability to go after the players we wanted or resign our starters. There's a reason that his contract ended in the off-season in which we planned to make our moves.

2) Foster deserved the retirement money.

Simply put, we could afford such a contract last season. Especially to a player that offered so much to our ball club. We had cap space so his contract never hurt us. It just hurt Simon's pocket. Not the team. But we can no longer afford such a contract.

Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.

Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

Defiantly not a win win the Magic want no part of Granger they are rebuilding and I agree with there reasoning and method. There is a reason they are asking for a 1st and a young good prospect they want to draft their corner stones not get a 29 year old who wont be around by the time the Magic are ready to win. Getting Danny would just be counterproductive for the Magic makes little to no sense.

I actually think it's a lose lose. I want JJ but we don't have the assets to get him and trading Granger for him would be a mistake IMO. But it doesn't matter about my opinion it matters about the Magic and they clearly don't want him.

Exactly. It's not a win-win. It's a lose-lose. The Magic do not want Granger. They are rebuilding.

We want Granger. We are planning to contend and he may be the one who puts our offense over the top.

Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.

Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

I think tonight showed that we really need a dependable consistent outside threat. We have guys taking threes that probably shouldn't be. I would love to have Redick as I've always wanted a Kyle Korver type of guy.

Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

I think tonight showed that we really need a dependable consistent outside threat. We have guys taking threes that probably shouldn't be. I would love to have Redick as I've always wanted a Kyle Korver type of guy.

We agree that we need a dependable consistent outside threat. That's Danny.

Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.

Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

If Danny is back to a physical level of his Most Improved Player sesaon, any notion of trading him is ridiculous and deserves flaming.

Unfortunately, my guess is that there is at least a chance that Granger may primarily be a "stretch 4" who is a defensive liability at this point, and the Pacers cannot afford to pay a "stretch 4" who is a defensive liability what Granger is being paid. Indiana is not a large market, and unless he can return to being a much quicker and more explosive player with better lateral movement, the Pacers cannot afford to carry his contract, especially when he is not being relied on this season.

Also, in my opinion, Davis could be better than Tyler given an opportunity to play with a better team with better coaching.

I also believe that McRoberts could thrive in the Pacers' system in our second unit due to his passing and team defensive skills.

Re: RicBucher, Pacers interested in JJ Redick.

If Danny is back to a physical level of his Most Improved Player sesaon, any notion of trading him is ridiculous and deserves flaming.

Unfortunately, my guess is that there is at least a chance that Granger may primarily be a "stretch 4" who is a defensive liability at this point, and the Pacers cannot afford to pay a "stretch 4" who is a defensive liability what Granger is being paid. Indiana is not a large market, and unless he can return to being a much quicker and more explosive player with better lateral movement, the Pacers cannot afford to carry his contract, especially when he is not being relied on this season.

Also, in my opinion, Davis could be better than Tyler given an opportunity to play with a better team with better coaching.

I also believe that McRoberts could thrive in the Pacers' system in our second unit due to his passing and team defensive skills.

Even if Granger has lost a bit of explosiveness, he still is a much more complete player than Redick will ever be. He also has just had lingering knee tendonitis/inflammation, not a hip replacement. He should be able to play the 3 again just fine.